The Be Star Newsletter, Volume 39 - October 2007

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Postdoctoral fellowship in asteroseismology Coralie Neiner GEPI, bat. Copernic A, Observatoire de Meudon, 5, place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon Cedex, France email:  Coralie.Neiner@obspm.fr Received: Oct 12, 2007;  Accepted: Oct 12, 2007 Applications are invited for 3 post-doctoral fellowships to work on the seismic interpretation of the data provided by the COROT mission. The ANR project SIROCO (http://siroco.obspm.fr) gathers three teams for many years in the core of the scientific preparation of the COROT space mission. Three postdoctoral fellowships of two years each are proposed, one in each of these teams. The three teams will work in close collaboration on the SIROCO project. One of these 3 postdocs concerns the seismic interpretation of the COROT data for massive stars and in particular Be stars. The different tasks to be performed by the postdoc and the team, based on a seismic analysis of the COROT data for massive stars (mainly B and Be stars), are the identification of the p and g modes of these COROT targets by adapting existing numerical tools and the interpretation of these results in terms of internal structure, transport processes and driving mechanism of massive stars. Focus will also be put on the Be phenomenon. Appointments will be for up to 24 months; the starting date is within the period 1 July 2008 – 1 January 2009. Applications including a CV, a statement of research interest and recommendation letter(s) must be sent before 31 January 2008 either by postal mail to Coralie Neiner, Observatoire de Paris, GEPI, 5 place J. Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France or by email to Coralie.Neiner@obspm.fr. For informal enquiries potential applicants are welcome to contact Coralie Neiner ( Coralie.Neiner@obspm.fr or +33 145077785). Special attention will be given to candidates having a research background in theoretical aspects of massive stars and seismology.